PRIMARY LUNG LIPOSARCOMA

Liposarcoma of the lung is extremely ran with only 11 cases previously reported. A case of a locally advanced pulmonary pleomorphic liposarc oma in a 49-year-old male is presented. Surgery was performed but radi cal resection was not possible. Post-operative radiotherapy (40 Gy) wa s given concurrently with cisplatin (12.5 mg daily for 10 days), A par tial response of short duration was obtained. The patient died 8 month s following surgery with disseminated disease. Based on reports in the literature, liposarcoma of the lung must be classified as an aggressi ve highly metastatic disease responding poorly to both chemotherapy an d radiotherapy. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.